Saleem H. Mandviwalla is the current Chairman of the Board of Investment and Minister of State for Investment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a position he has held since October 2008. Prior to his appointment, he was the President of the Lasbela Chamber of Commerce in Lasbela

Lasbela District

Lasbela is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It became a separate district in Kalat Division on 30 June 1954. The name is derived from the words Las which in Sanskrit signifies a settlement or lived in or lively and Bela which means "A Sea's Shore" in Sanskrit and is also the...

, Balochistan

Balochistan

Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...

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Education

Saleem Mandviwalla graduated from Fort Worth School of Aviation in Fort Worth, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 in 1981.

Business career

Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla comes from a well known business family. The family has been engaged in the real estate business in Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

and other cities of Pakistan since 1921. The family expanded their line of business in different trades locally and internationally and own businesses in manufacturing, media and automotive sectors.